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Ringfort - rath

Carrowgarry, County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Carrowgarry, County Sligo, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Carrowgarry
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
54.19309, -9.09237
SMR number
SL016-056----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated atop a N-S ridge in pasture. Slightly raised circular area (diam. 24m) defined by a scarp (0.7m). At the foot of the scarp is a shallow fosse (Wth 3-4m) with an external bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.4m at N, 0.7m at S) at N and S. At W these features merge into a terrace (H 1.5-2.5m; ext. H 1.5-2.5m) which utilises naturally-occurring bedrock in its construction. Six metres from the outer foot of the external bank and terrace are ephemeral remains of a second bank (Wth 3.7m at N, 5.7m at SW; int. H 0.6-0.8m; ext. H 0.9-1.1m) which can be traced at SW-N. From NNE-SSE part of the platform, and the outer enclosing elements, have been destroyed as a consquence of the construction of a modern roadway. Within the enclosed area are a number of hollows, apparently of relatively recent origin.

Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan

Date of upload: 19 January 2011

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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